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In a crusty mood, with the crust giving way beneath his feet, Andy Murray
departed the French Open yesterday in the manner of someone who wouldn’t
mind if they relocated this championship to the dark side of the moon.
Murray was beaten 6-4, 7-5, 6-3 by Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic — an
utterly convincing performance from someone who ought to have won a
grand-slam tournament by now.

Larry Stefanki, Andy Roddick’s coach, has famously described Court Suzanne
Lenglen at Roland Garros as a sandpit, and beaches can be treacherous places
on which to play, especially with darkness closing in.

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Murray rarely showed his best form and was unhappy with the court conditions

2010-05-31 00:01:15.528 Clive Brunskill

Murray rarely showed his best form and was unhappy with the court conditions

2010-05-31 00:01:15.528 Clive Brunskill

Murray was not happy with the conditions

2010-05-31 00:01:15.528 BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty

Murray had been hoping to reach the quarter-finals for only the second time

2010-05-31 00:01:15.528 Michel Euler/AP

Murray was a set down but 4-3 up in the second when a shower forced the players off

2010-05-31 00:01:15.528 Getty

Murray grimaces as he feels the first set slipping away against Berdych